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UMG is hiring for a Vice President, Global Head of Fraud Prevention
Universal Music Group is hiring for a Vice President, Global Head of Fraud Prevention, based in Los Angeles, New York,…
UMG slams ‘wild conspiracies’ from Drake lawyers, moves to dismiss lawsuit
Universal Music Group has filed a motion to dismiss Drake’s amended defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s hit track Not Like…
IMPALA welcomes EU’s Downtown deal probe; UMG remains ‘confident’ $775M acquisition will close in H2 2025
Brussels-based IMPALA, which represents over 6,000 independent music companies in Europe, has welcomed the European Commission’s decision to investigate Universal…
Drake’s team says he ‘has nothing to hide’ ahead of discovery in UMG lawsuit
Drake is apparently welcoming the prospect of legal discovery proceedings in his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, with the…
Ruth Barlow of AIM and Beggars Group on UMG, Downtown and ‘why regulators must act before it’s too late’
MBW Views is a series of op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following MBW op/ed…
Court says discovery process in Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ defamation lawsuit against UMG can move forward
At a pre-trial conference this morning in New York, Judge Jeanette Vargas ruled that the discovery process in Drake’s defamation…
Chappell Roan producer Daniel Nigro’s Amusement Records to operate as ‘central label venture’ within Universal as part of expanded partnership with UMG
Universal Music Group has expanded its partnership with Grammy-winning producer Daniel Nigro’s Amusement Records label. According to the official announcement,…
Limp Bizkit and Fred Durst take case against UMG to California state court
Limp Bizkit and frontman, Fred Durst, have taken Universal Music Group (UMG) to state court in California, after a federal…
UMG strikes partnership with HEAT to bring Lil’ Wayne, CG5 music to game developers
In its latest move to bring its artists’ music into the world of gaming, Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced…